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Judge rules against Pritzker stay-at-home order; state sees 1,980 new COVID-19 cases
A Clay County judge on Monday ruled against the extension of Gov.
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Illinois nursing home workers plan to strike May 8

Management at 40 facilities receive notice Monday

50 new deaths, 1,980 new COVID-19 cases reported

Illinois public health officials on Monday announced an additional 1,980 confirmed cases of COVID-19.The also announced 50 additional deaths, including a woman in her 90s in Boone County and two men in their 80s in Sangamon County.

 
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House Republicans want answers on inmate early releases

Some House Republicans said Monday that Gov.

Additional death at The Villas East in Sherman

SHERMAN -- A fifth resident from The Villas East in Sherman has died from COVID-19.The Sangamon County Department of Public Health confirmed Monday that the latest victim was a female in her 80s who passed away at Memorial Medical Center Monday morning.

 
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Rocket Stop scene of early morning burglary

A concrete block was used to gain entrance to the Rocket Stop tobacco store, 2800 S. MacArthur Blvd., Monday morning.

New test site opens outside county health department

Another testing site for COVID-19 opened in Springfield Monday as part of the statewide push to get more people checked for the virus.

COVID-19 Updates: Candelight vigil to remember lives lost to pandemic

Candlelight vigilSeveral members of the Facebook page Springfield Families Helping Families remembered those in Illinois who have lost their lives to coronavirus.

Will students show up for college in fall 2020? Community colleges offer a hint. It isn’t pretty.

Ask a community college president about what school will look like in the fall and be prepared for an eye roll, lots of shrugging and even a baffled look or two.

Woman becomes fifth Villas East resident to die of COVID-19

A fifth resident of The Villas East in Sherman has died from COVID-19.The Sangamon County Department of Public Health confirmed Monday that the latest victim was a female in her 80s who died at Memorial Medical Center Monday morning.